IGNORING THAT WHICH DOES NOT CONCERN YOU

Abu Hurayrah, RadiyAllahu Anhu, narrated that the Messenger of Allah, Sallallahu ‘Alayhi Wa Sallam, said:

“A sign of one’s excellence in his Islam, is ignoring what does not concern him.”

[Related by Ahmad, Malik & At-Tirmidhi]

THE STATUS OF THIS HADITH

Ibn Rajab said:

“This hadith is a basic and an important source of good behavior in Islam.”

Muhammad ibn Zayd, a great scholar of the Maliki Madhhab, said:

“Four ahadith comprise a perfect code of conduct.

One of them is:
“Whoever believes in Allah and His Messenger should say that which is useful or keep silent.”

Another is when the Prophet said to the man who sought his advice:
“Avoid getting angry.”

A third is:
“The believer loves for his (believing) brother what he loves for himself.”

The fourth is the above hadith.”

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